JUDGMENT

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (`Cr.P.C.') for setting aside the impugned order dated 04.08.2022 passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate-01 (NI Act) Digital Court, Central District, Delhi (`Trial Court') in the Complaint Case No. 1440/2021, filed under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (`NI Act') titled as `Mehtab Singh vs. Reeta Kalonia', whereby the application filed under Section 311 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioner was dismissed.

2. In the present case, the complainant/respondent no. 2 had filed a case under Section 138 N.I Act before the learned Trial Court alleging that the petitioner had approached the complainant in the month of January, 2020 being wife of neighbour of the complainant for a friendly loan of Rs. 15 lakhs to promote her boutique business. At the time of requesting for a friendly loan, the husband of the petitioner had categorically assured the complainant that the petitioner would return the money within a short period of time. The complainant looking into the friendly relationship with husband of the petitioner had given an amount of Rs. 7 lakhs in th